Section 35 False statements.F1

Northern Ireland

F2 A person who for the purpose of—

(a)

obtaining the grant of a licence under Part II F3... to himself or any other person;

(b)

preventing the grant of any such licence; or

(c)

procuring the attachment of conditions to, or the amendment of conditions attached to, any such licence; [F4 or

F5(d)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F6(e)

obtaining from the Department any certificate of professional competence recognised for the purposes of F7section 46D .F8 or

(f)

obtaining the issue of F9an authorisation or a control document under Interbus, the RSR Protocol or the RPT Chapter ;

knowingly makes a statement which is false in a material particular shall (without prejudice to [F10 Article 10 of the Perjury (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 1979 NI 19]) be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceedingF11 level 3 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both such fine and such imprisonment.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: mod. by SR 1987/187, 383
F2: SR 1981/2
F3: Words in s. 35(a) repealed (1.7.2012) by Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 2), s. 60(2), Sch. 4; S.R. 2012/262, art. 2 (with arts. 4-6)
F4: 1975 c.46
F5: S. 35(d) repealed (1.7.2012) by Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 2), s. 60(2), Sch. 4; S.R. 2012/262, art. 2 (with arts. 4-6)
F6: 1984 NI 15
F7: Words in s. 35(e) substituted (18.8.2014) by The Road Passenger Transport (Qualifications of Operators) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/206), regs. 1(1), 9(7)
F8: SR 2005/212
F9: Words in s. 35(f) substituted (1.4.2025) by The Road Transport (International Passenger Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1370), regs. 1(2), 8(3)
F10: 1979 NI 19
F11: 1984 NI 3

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Certain functions transf. by SR 1999/481

Notes on Part IV

Modifications

C1: Pt. IV: transfer of functions (8.5.2016) by The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 5 Pt. 2 (with art. 9(2))